The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-23
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

of Americus-The Prohibition Issue
Stirring Up jackson - An Atlanta
Clergyman's Conservative Stand on
the Prohibition Issue.
GEORGIA.
Thirty-two thousand dollars was sub
scribed at Lumber City Monday for the new
Commercial Bank.
Near Lumber City Monday Miss Buch-
anan was burned almost to death. Her
clothing caught fire and literally burned of.
There is little hope of her recovering.
1t is more than probable that the next
municipal election held in jackson VIII be
run upon the principle of whisky or no
whisky" in the incorporate limits.
Several nice little sums, ranging in amount
from $500 to $4,000, it is rumored, were
made in Albany by some of the cotton men
during the recent fluctuations of the staple.
Deputy Marshal A. P. Davis arrested
Thomas E. Avery at Lumber City Monday,
heretofore charged with the killing of Rufus
Bailey. His commitment trial Will take
place at Newton Thursday.
At Albany Monday Ruby Fleming, the
little daughter of w. S. Fleming, was Sc
verely burned. She was playing with fire
in an out house, when her clothing caught,
and she ran to the house with them blazing
were burned Off
Quitman Free Press: Mr.. w. L. Dutton,
who lives in the lower portion of the county,
brought to the Free Press a few days since
the claws of a monster eagle, which meas
ured six feet one inch from tip to tip Mr.
Dutton killed this eagle with his pistol while
on his way to Quitnan, only few miles
from here.
La Grange Reporter: Little jamie Speer
has received Mrs. Cleveland's card and au-
tograph as an acknowledgment of her cour-
teous remembrance of the lady of the White
House in presenting her bouquet during
her visit to Atlanta. 1t is adorned with
picture of the Executive Mansion. 1t is
memento that will be sacredly preserved.
Accompanying it was pretty letter.
Brunswick Advertiser: We have heard
of a fair damsel of about ninety-six pounds
weight, who attended "sugar bilin' y last
week and remained about the works for
twenty-four hours. She claims in that time
to have eaten fourteen stalks of cane and
drank fifty-seven glasses of the cane juice.
She was known before to be one of the
sweetest" girls in the neighborhood What
must she be now.
Monticello Times. Mr.. W. P. Williams
says he believes the cocoanut is connecting
link between the vegetable and the monkey.
If you notice a cocoanut you will see a
great likeness in the eyes of the cocOanut
and the head of a monkey. Then the fur
of cocoanut represents hair, the shell the
skin, the meat of the cocoanut the flesh of
the animal, and the milk the blood. What
do you think about itl
Griffin Neics: Mr.. j. B. Martin. of Car
roll county, who lost a valuable valise with
papers in it that were extremely valuable to
him, in October, found his property IN the
possession of Fayette county man, but his
valuable papers had been destroyed. We
understand that this is not the first time
that this man has been caught in such acts,
and only the prominence of his connections
keeps him from exposure.
Rockmart Slate: 1t seems that no other
towns have any female bicyclist or they
think they cannot compete with our town,
so we will have to contine the race to home
riders, as we learn that there are several
here who have attained this difficult art
We will also suggest that the competitors
employ some young men as trainers. 1t is
more natural for the boys, and it will be a
pleasure for them to render their services.
Saturday night some unknown parties
blew up old man Tomberlin's barn, about
four miles northeast of Jasper, with dyna-
mite. TombeTGn is about 90 years old and
is quite an old citizen. The night before
some one turned over his barrel of syrup
and wasted it all, some forty gallons. The
people feel very indignant at the outrage
The explosion was heard eight or ten miles
The family have some suspicion, but no
proof, as to the guilty parties.
About fifty hands who had been at work
on the Georgia Southern and Florida rail
road, came into NalGosta Saturday. look
ing closely after the sub-contractor, under
whom they had been working. A CORES
pendent interviewed the leader of the gang
and was informed that they had failed to
receive their pay on the day appointed, to-
wit; Nov. Is, in consequence of which they
had struck. Their employer met them,
partial payment was made and most of the
hands returned to work.
At Thomson Monday Little Louise, in
FAINT daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Thomas E.
Watson, came very near happening to a
serious accident She was standing in front
of the fire, when her dress caught. Mr.. and
Mrs. Watson were both absent from the
room at the time, but her screams attracted
the attention of Mr.. Watson, who was in
his library at the time, and he succeeded in
sxtinguishing the fire before the child was
seriously burned, but not before his hands
were badly burned. Her dress was very
badly burned, and all the back of her hair
was singed off.
Rockmart Slate: On last Thursday the
editor took a notion he would like to eat
some game, so, in company with Mr.. Ben
rdLnDrO, NO started out. After going all
the morning and shooting up Soc worth of
ammunition, and running u good suit of
clothes, and not getting any game, he gave
IL up in despair and started home completely
tagged out But it seemed as though fate
was against him, for in attempting to cross
foot-log over the creek his head commenced
swimming, and, with a despairing YELL kerr
slosh in he went. He is not going Admitting
again until the year 1000.
Maj. William A. Black died at Americus
Saturday. He was quite an old man, near
ing 80. he had been man of prominence
for more than fifty years, and was a mem
Der of the Legislature from Monroe county
when quite young man. He lived many
years at old Pond Town, now Ellaville.
Schley county; and through his influence
the Southwestern railroad came near pass
ing through Ellaville, instead of Americas.
He had held many important public posi-
tons. He was for a long while agent of
the Southwestern railroad in AmeIicus His
last public trust was that of postmaster.
He was succeeded in that position by Post
master j. G. Roney, about two years ago.
Brunswick ADVERTISER: Some ugly ours
have been killing sheep over the river near
Battle 81 Ellis mill, and a man in the
neighborhood named Drury took a dead
sheep and pieces Of beef and filed them full
of strichnine and put them out where dogs
could get them Up to this writing we hear